Month: September 2015

Government Confirms GPS Auto Meters In Six Months

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Chennai: As per plan, Chennai auto meters will be enabled with GPS meters and issue printed receipts within about six months.  When high court asked about the timeframe required to implement meters having printers and GPS in Tamil Nadu autorickshaws, the state government on Monday confirmed that the tender process to procure of such meters would be opened on October 7.

Failing to install GPS-empowered meters for autos even two years after the declaration, the State government on Monday submitted to the High Court that it will without a doubt follow the instruction in the next eight months.

October 30, 2014 order had laid down eight directions along with revised fares depending upon the fuel price variation, toll-free number for lodging complaints and display of the driver’s details in the vehicle. Even though the petrol price has come down to Rs 61.46 from Rs 74.49 per litre, there has been no revision of fares.

A 13 member committee formulated from various departments had been established to prepare technical specifications and standards for equipping GPS-enabled electronic digital fare meters along with printers in autorickshaws operating in Chennai metropolitan area.

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On September 29, 2013, a government order was passed for this. As per a government order dated June 26, 2014, ELCOT was entrusted with the work of procuring such meters.

A tender was glided for acquirement, of digital meters and was notified on July 20, 2015. The opening date of the tender was September 4, 2015, but it was extended as a result of numerous queries raised in respect of the tender. The extended date is October 7, 2015.

Additional government pleader confirmed the court that within a period of two months, the tender will be confirmed and to implement the scheme, successful bidder would be given six months.

"In the unforeseen eventuality of any delay, the authorities shall be bound to move this court for extension of time." the judges said, taking the assurance of the state government on record.

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Gang-Rape Accused Tracked With GPS

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Delhi Police on Saturday arrested a Meru cab driver involved in the gang rape of a woman in west Delhi. The 37-year-old victim identified the location of the vehicles at the spot. On the basis of Global Positioning System (GPS), a list of names as well as the address of Meru Cab drivers was provided.

“All of them were detained, and the accused was identified by the woman,” said a police officer. Within hours, other culprits were also tracked by the police. According to sources, the victim knew the accused. 

The woman claimed that she was forced into the cab and was gang-raped by five men on Friday. She was taken to a shop after allegedly driven around west Delhi

She was let off at 4:30 am on Friday after that her statement was recorded by a team from Paschim Vihar police station. Police contacted the Meru headquarters after she identified the vehicle.

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“They cooperated with the investigating team and provided a list of suspects within an hour,” the officer added.

According to Meru the ability to track the location of a cab in “real-time” through GPS technology helps to provide security during emergency.

The cab firm confirmed that the driver was employed only after background check. During questioning, the accused revealed that they did not expect the woman would approach the police. One of the accused had threatened that they would kill her and her children.

The women said that she was kidnapped in Sagarpur near Paschim Vihar and then they took her to a puncture repair shop in Peeragarhi and gang raped her.

From the spot where she was kidnapped the shop is about 15 kilometres away. The investigation team is now trying to find whether the five accused have attacked any other woman in the past. So far no criminal records have been emerged.

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5 Important Guidelines to Manage Student Behaviour inside the School Bus

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Students are about 50 times more likely to arrive at school alive relying on school transport services than if they drive themselves or with their friends. It is the safest means to transport children to school. There are a lot of factors that contributes to the safe atmosphere of school bus. The expected student behaviour is one among the greatest contributions from the student- part that ensures safety.

The credit of school bus transportation goes to the various security measures associated with it. For school transportation to live our expectations, positive student behaviour is essential.

Read Also: 10 Steps Schools Must Take To Ensure School Bus Transportation Safety

5 Guidelines Begins Here;

Guideline #1 Proper Behaviour

Respecting the comforts as well as the needs of fellow passengers are really important inside a school bus. Make it a point to teach children the importance of good manners. Students who violate the expected behaviour pattern must be expelled from the school bus.

Guideline # 2 Follow the rules

As the school bus transportation provider, it’s the responsibility of the schools to implement the best rules that can make school transportation enjoyable and safe. Children should never be encouraged to use offensive language, fight, spit, eat, and drink inside the bus.

Guideline # 3 Respect the Property

School bus is the private property of the school hence it’s the responsibility of the children to make sure that it is not vandalised.  They should have tenderness towards the school bus. Allow them to decorate their school bus during special occasions.

Guideline #4 Driver Responsibilities

Drivers have got their own part to play. They hold the responsibility of driving the transport in a protected way additionally guaranteeing the well-being and security of all the children. They are expected to react to crisis in a suitable way. Children must obey the driver and their commands.

Guideline #5 Bus Pass

Children must be given special bus passes which they must carry daily to the school bus. Just like an identity card it is essential for the safe travel of children. Students must show the pass to the driver on boarding when requested. Lending or borrowing the pass must be strictly restricted. Like an identity card, passes serves its purpose.

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Dealing with the Inappropriate Behaviour; Things to keep in mind

Depending on the gravity of the incident, students will be punished. Never ignore inappropriate behaviour.

  • Unacceptable conduct like offensive language, disobeying the driver, damaging the school bus eating on the bus, smoking, spitting, distracting the driver and failing to bring travel pass leads to:
  1. Loss of financed school travel benefits for up to two school weeks
  2. Permanent suspension from school transport facilities
  • Dangerous Conduct like bullying other students, letting any part of your body project from the transport, utilizing lighters and other dangerous items leads to:
  1. For the first offence loss of funded school travel privileges for up to four school weeks and 10 school weeks for subsequent offences
  2. Ban from travelling in school bus is also applicable
  • Extremely dangerous behaviour like interfering with the safety equipment inside the school bus, pushing other students outside the bus, harassing the driver and students and destruction of school bus leads to:
  1. Permanent ban from school travel subsidies and privileges
  2. Police will be informed about the incident

School Bus Safety Awareness Seminar

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Navi Mumbai: The Global Success Foundation (GSF) in association with Vashi deputy RTO organised a school bus safety awareness seminar recently in the city.

There are a lot of safety measures schools need to adapt in order to ensure the safe transportation of children. The sole purpose of the programme was to focus on these measures.

A GSF representative talked about various safety measures and highlighted the need of medical testing of all drivers twice every year by the school and the importance of bus inspection thoroughly every day.

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“The safety of school children should be of utmost importance. This seminar is a reminder to students, schools and parents about the safety measures they can take.” said Sachin Adhikari, founder and managing trustee, GSF

The school management said that, parents should take some responsibility. He also suggested that safety drills must be introduced in schools to deal with emergency.

The seminar also discussed about various guidelines like employing sufficient bus attendants, importance of the common agreement between school authorities and bus operators and checking emergency exits. All these can be implemented by the Education Board.

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